Blog #3

I was really pleased with the ending of the series. I think that the seventh book gave us insight into the past of Dumbledore and Snape. After the seventh book, Snape became one of my favorite characters. His love for Lily fits so perfectly into the story that I sometimes forget that it isn’t revealed to the reader until the end of the seventh book. Having read the series a time or two, I read the series now in a much different way than I did when I first read it. There are certain things that the reader notices going through the story for the fourth or fifth time. I sometimes wish that I could erase my memory and read the series again with the same naivety as the first time.            

One of my absolute favorite moments in the books and movies is when Harry looks into Snape’s memories. I loved seeing this side of Snape; until this point, he was so mysterious, and the windows to his past were quick and not overly informative. His love for Lily caused Snape to reevaluate what was important to him. While Snape’s quote “Always,” is frequently referenced, my favorite quote from Snape, and from the series, happens when he is talking to Lily in the memories and goes as follows:

"Does it make a difference, being Muggle-born?"
Snape hesitated. His black eyes, eager in the greenish gloom, moved over the pale face, the dark red hair.
"No," he said, "It doesn't make any difference."

I just love this moment, and to this day I get chills when I read it.

I have never really thought of myself as a romantic. While many girls swoon at movies based on Nicholas Sparks novels, I find myself rolling my eyes. Even with such feelings towards romance, Snape’s love for Lily just really gets me. His feelings for her are clearly so much more than an infatuation.  Snape acts so bravely throughout the series; his actions motivated by the death of his love. It is for this reason that Snape develops into my favorite character.